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  ABU DHABI / WAM Three new UAE Ambassadors to friendly countries have been sworn in before Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Those who took the oath of office were UAE Ambassadors-designate Mohammed Omar Abdullah Belfaqeeh, to the Republic of Singapore, Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al Ka’abi, to the ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ousha bint Hussein Endowment for ‘Cultural Rewaq’ was announced as part of the Global Vision for Endowments, which was launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The endowment was established by Dr Mouza Obaid Ghobash dedicated to and in remembrance of her mother, ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the Chairman of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Board of Trustees, Masdar Institute will be organizing its sixth commencement ceremony for its Class of 2016 ...

  Male / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Sunday met the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Maldives, Dunya Maumoon. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations which would contribute to achieving the joint interests of the two countries. Sheikh ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received a delegation from engineering firm ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB). The delegation included Claudio Facchin, President of the Power Grids division and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Noaman Amjad, Group Senior Vice President, Global Head of Marketing and Sales and Global Head ...

  Dubai / WAM As part of its strategy to reach out to the promising markets of the world, especially the African markets and to promote Dubai and the competitiveness of its business community globally, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its third international office in Africa in the Mozambican capital of Maputo recently. The new office, which is ...

  Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued Resolution No. (4) of 2016 pertaining to the formation of the Board of Emirates Racing Authority. The Resolution named Saeed bin Humaid Mattar Al Tayer, as a Chairperson of the board and ...

Cairo / WAM The UAE on Sunday chaired the second meeting of experts at the Arab League to discuss arrangements for the Arab Media Day 2017, at the Arab League headquarters. The meeting was attended by Deputy Executive Director of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi, Ambassador Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Health Authority (SHA) in corporation with University Hospital Sharjah (UHS) has been offering free health screenings at the Sharjah Directorate of Town Planning and Survey, where staff and visitors were able to obtain free tests for blood-sugar levels, cholesterol, blood pressure and their body mass index, BMI. A team of specialist nurses from UHS undertook the ...

  Canberra / AFP Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday called an election for both houses of parliament on July 2, as he seeks his own mandate with the public just eight months after deposing predecessor Tony Abbott in a party coup. The widely expected announcement was the latest chapter in the turbulent world of Australian politics, where a ...